Here’s the official NGS reaction to tyranny,
back when National Geographic understood that
democracy & freedom are essential
to the future of our society — and our Society.

We learned the hard way that silence empowers bullies.
So why are NGS leaders silent now?

There’s an allegation here that a journalist would like to report on the damage to the Cairo Museum, but NatGeo is reluctant to report it. If NatGeo magazine won’t report on matters relevant to the society, who will?

Hi Alun, Thanks for your comment. I checked out your link to the Guardian, and while Jonathan Jones & many others have expressed concern over the lack of media coverage re damage to & looting of antiquities in Egypt, National Geographic did have at least one item on their website: http://bit.ly/gJ4xLK Clearly not sustained coverage, but better than nothing. … As for what’s actually happening to the people in Egypt right now — National Geographic can’t help. Though they do have some pretty photos of Portugal. 🙂

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Hi. I'm Alan Mairson. I'm a freelance journalist based in Bethesda, Maryland; a former staff writer & editor for National Geographic magazine; and a member & lifelong fan of the National Geographic Society. For details about this project, please check out our inaugural post. For more about my advisers & me, see this. To feel the tight financial grip that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation exerts on the National Geographic Society, peek at these tax returns. And if you'd like to share ideas, questions, or suggestions — or if you just want to heckle :-) — please contact me here. Thanks for stopping by.